In the News
Civil rights legend to attend SOTU
Jan 24 2012
Virginia civil rights legend Rev. Curtis Harris, Sr. will be Senator Warner’s guest at tonight’s State of the Union address from the President. Rev. Harris, 87, was a friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He “spent much of the 1960s and '70s picketing, marching, confronting Ku Klux Klansmen, filing lawsuits and occasionally getting tossed in jail while fighting for equality,” according to the Richmond Times Dispatch.
On the Road: Richmond
Nov 21 2011
Senator Warner spoke to VCU students this morning in Richmond about the need to tackle our debt and deficit crisis in order to move on to encouraging job creation, an issue all-too-familiar to college students these days.
New generation of VA leaders
Sep 12 2011
We hosted our first Virginia Young Professionals Summit in Richmond this weekend. More than 225 up-and-coming young leaders attended the summit, which was focused on building networks and community involvement among young people.
Sixty-six years after his front-line bravery as a soldier in Nazi-occupied France, 87-year-old Norvelle Langhorne has his Bronze Star. Sen. Mark Warner decorated the former U.S. Army private Friday in a ceremony before about two dozen of Langhorne's family members and friends at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.
Staff reports on severe weather
Apr 28 2011
Tornados ripped through the South yesterday, causing hundreds of deaths and massive destruction in several different states, including Virginia. Areas hardest-hit by the storms include Goochland, Halifax, Shenandoah, Washington and other southwest Virginia counties.
Our first annual Virginia Women's Conference
Nov 29 2010
Senator Warner hosted our first Virginia Women’s Conference on Nov. 22 in Richmond with the theme A Financial Roadmap for Smart Money Decisions. AARP, Dominion, and Genworth Financial co-sponsored the conference.
“Virginia's international exports are on the rise, but even greater opportunities exist to increase jobs and boost industry by connecting more businesses in the commonwealth to an expanding global market,” the Richmond Times-Dispatch said, describing the objective of Senator Warner’s successful conference on exporting this Monday.
Shaking up the system
Sep 09 2010
"I think it's time to shake up the education system," Senator Warner said today in front of a crowd of about 75 professors and students at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia.
Recommendations for Virginia's District Courts
Jun 30 2010
Senator Warner and Senator Jim Webb announced their recommendations today of two judges to fill vacancies on Virginia's two federal district courts.
A plan to help small businesses recover
Jun 21 2010
Senator Warner hosted a roundtable discussion with small business owners and bankers on Friday at Richmond's Consolidated Bank & Trust to discuss his specific ideas to help small businesses get access to credit.
